We currently offer four courses in Anthropology on the Coon Rapids campus and online. ANTH 2201 is also offered at the Cambridge Campus.
- ANTH 2201: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
(Meets MnTC goal 5 and 8) The concept of culture, its structure and elaboration revealed by cross-cultural comparisons of various societies. Includes analysis of social interaction, language, reproduction and the family, subsistence, political organization, religion, and artistic expression. Emphasis will be placed on global issues, particularly those involving indigenous cultures.
- ANTH 2202: Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3 credits)
(Meets MnTC goal 5 and 10) The study of humans as biological beings subject to the forces of both evolution and culture. The physical changes documented in early human species are considered in relation to environmental adaptation and diverging primate and hominid behaviors. A concluding survey of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods connects human biological origins to the early stages of human prehistory.
- ANTH 2251: Environmental Anthropology (3 credits)
(Meets MnTC goal 5 and 10) The study of past and present human societies and their interaction with the environment. Societies are analyzed in anthropological terms according to their modes of production, social organization, and worldview. Environmental constraints and opportunities acting on cultural development are examined. Students will learn how successful adaptation to factors of climate and geography, the conservation of species, and management of available resources have contributed to sociocultural survival or collapse in documented cases.
ANTH 2261: Principles of Archaeology (3 credits)
(Meets MnTC goal 5 and 8) The fundamentals of interpretation in archaeology including fieldwork methods and the uses of laboratory analysis. Students will gain an understanding of the purposes of archaeological research through the study of theory and research examples, both prehistoric and historic, drawn from cultures worldwide. Emphasis will be placed on how knowledge of past peoples can be gained from their material remains. The course will prepare interested students for participation on excavations.
Coon Rapids anthropology courses are offered by Dr. Deborah J. Shepherd. See her web site for more information, news, interesting links, and more, and email her if you wish further information.
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